NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WAWA - On Feb. 1, 2020 at approximately 9:10 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint on Highway 17 near Wawa, Ont.
A vehicle entered the checkpoint and officers detected the odour of cannabis emanating from the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery of stolen property and a large sum of cash. During the interaction, one of the passengers of the vehicle falsely identified themselves to police.
As a result of the investigation, Dorian Langford, a 24-year-old from Scarborough, Ont. was arrested and charged with the following:
• Obstruct peace officer (two counts), contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),
• Breach of recognizance, contrary to section 811 of the CC.
Chanel Pryce, an 18-year-old from Toronto, Ont. was arrested and charged with the following:
• Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000, contrary to section 355(b) of the CC,
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000, contrary to section 354(1)(a).
Both accused parties were released and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on April 6, 2020, in Wawa, Ont.
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